n terms of the following categories: changes in sea levels, ice cover, forest cover, and regional climates. Some secondary impacts of each of these events are included with each topic. Finally, some of the more well known examples of international efforts to get together and address this issue are outlined as both proof that this is a matter which merits serious and immediate attention, and as examples of how difficult it is to reach any consensus. The paper concludes with a brief look at how global warming issues affect developed nations versus the impact on developing ones.
The correlation between the earth=s temperature and the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has been shown using ice core samples from the antarctic region. Efforts to monitor the release of greenhouse gases have shown a significant rise in all of the gases fitting this classification except chloroflourocarbons (CFCs). These have been the subject of major restrictions for decades now -- a fact which will be discussed at a later point in this paper. And while there are major efforts being made to address the release of other greenhouse gases, not only is this a potentially impossible feat, it may even prove futile. Controlling these pollutants now may not be good enough given the damage that=s already been done. These problems are compounded by the fact that even if we can accurately predict the flow of greenhouse gases and the impact on the ozone layer, we
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